Ball player Quote by Eric Williams

I wasn't tall enough to play basketball. I hit my growth spurt in ninth grade, but I'm 6-5. That's point-guard height.

— Trent Williams

I was 5'3' when I was 15, but suddenly shot up to over 6 feet by the time I turned 18 and it was…

— Baron Davis

I started playing ball when I was 13 and a half. Before that, I just wanted to play football and baseball but I kept…

— Moses Malone

My mom used to be a basketball player so I was really into it. Plus of course my height made it easier for me…

— Zaza Pachulia

When I got to Central Arkansas, I was a small, slim guy with little chance of playing in the NBA. Then, I went through…

— Scottie Pippen

I played high school basketball at six feet, then I went to 5-11 in my 50's, and then, bang, I went down to 5-9.

— Tom Brokaw

I was only 5'10'' until I was a senior in high school.

— Charles Barkley

I was so tall in high school that I was convinced that I was uncoordinated and not athletic. I was terrified to play any…

— Geena Davis

When I first started playing basketball, my coordination was horrible! I went into high school at 6 feet and left at 6-7 and then…

— Brittney Griner

I had no idea I was going to be this tall. Had I known that, I honestly would have stuck to basketball.

— John Isner

I guess I concentrated exclusively on basketball because of my height. If I was shorter, I don't think I would play.

— Anne Donovan

When I was coming up through the programs with the Amateur Basketball Association, it was height: they looked for the tall players, and they…

— Anne Donovan